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Congo red

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001479

The sodium salt of benzidinediazo-bis-1-naphthylamine-4-sulfonic acid; a diazo dye that is red in alkaline solution and blue in acid solution and used especially as an indicator and as a biological stain.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001479
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
SynonymsCongo red dye
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0); NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAzo dyes; Dye binding; Staining
TranslationsSpanish: rojo congo
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001479",
  "term": "Congo red",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The sodium salt of benzidinediazo-bis-1-naphthylamine-4-sulfonic acid; a diazo dye that is red in alkaline solution and blue in acid solution and used especially as an indicator and as a biological stain.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Congo red dye"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "azo dyes",
    "dye binding",
    "staining"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "rojo congo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/congo-red/"
}

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